Materiality Designer - Automotive CMF in Harbury - CV-Library

Our premium brand Automotive client is currently recruiting for the following role:

Materiality Designer - Automotive CMF - £38/hr (Inside IR35) Hybrid/Warwickshire - 6 months (potential for yearly renewal)

Division:
Design

Position Description:
Materiality Designer - To be part of a world class design team delivering the client's new global strategy. This role has the lead responsibility for designing and developing sustainable and responsible colour and materials content for the client's brands. As a Materiality Designer you will create and realise innovative proof of concepts and material solutions for both interior and exterior applications from concept through to production and beyond. This role will be focused on Creation and Realisation. Delivering more sustainable and responsible material initiatives and methods of make is key to the role.

- Research trends, consumer insights and competitor benchmarking to be aware of the current market and insights and help to create material strategies for future implementation.
- Research and develops new colours and materials, create mood boards and create and realise material concepts.
- Design, develop and implement colour and material design proposals for concepts and design vision properties, present ideas for direction and create multimedia presentations to communicate these.
- Support Interior and Exterior teams with asset creation.
- Co-ordinate and collaborate with external suppliers.
- Translates material concepts from 2D to 3D product / developing materials to adhere to approved test specifications.
- Share best practice with the team.
- Creative problem solving.

Skills Required:
-Relevant Design or Arts Degree
- Design software competency Photoshop/Illustrator
- A good understanding of materials and colour, the design industry and luxury brands combined with good aesthetic judgement, colour vision and colour perception

Experience Required:
- Degree level qualification BA or equivalent.
- Textile, Fashion, Graphics, Product, Automotive design or similar.
- Proficient in adobe creative suite: Photoshop, Illustrator and Indesign
- Proven creative presentation skills, including advanced use of Adobe package software: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign software and ability to use internet resources appropriately for research purposes.
- A good understanding of materials and colour, the design industry and luxury brands combined with good aesthetic judgement, colour vision and colour perception.
- Excellent communication skills.

Additional Information:
This role is on a contract basis and is Inside IR35.
The services advertised by Premea Limited for this vacancy are those of an Employment Business.
Premea is a specialist IT & Engineering recruitment consultancy representing clients in the UK and internationally within the Automotive, Motorsport and Aerospace sectors